Snowiest Winter Season in Mitchell History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Mitchell, South Dakota during a winter season from 1893–2024. It includes any snow from July 1st – June 30th of the following year, not necessarily just snow that happened during winter.
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What Was the Snowiest Winter in Mitchell History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Mitchell, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 69.6 inches which occurred in 1955–1956.
Mitchell Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 77 24.1
2022–2023 7 55.4
2021–2022 96 19.5
2020–2021 55 30.0
2019–2020 17 46.4
2018–2019 2 67.6
2017–2018 5 60.7
2016–2017 52 30.6
2015–2016 18 46.3
2014–2015 82 22.6
2013–2014 51 30.8
2012–2013 9 54.5
2011–2012 88 21.0
2010–2011 120 0.0
2009–2010 120 0.0
2008–2009 120 0.0
2007–2008 120 0.0
2006–2007 120 0.0
2005–2006 120 0.0
2004–2005 120 0.0
2003–2004 120 0.0
2002–2003 120 0.0
2001–2002 120 0.0
2000–2001 120 0.0
1999–2000 117 2.0
1998–1999 76 24.5
1997–1998 116 3.5
1996–1997 94 20.0
1995–1996 40 34.5
1994–1995 31 40.5
1993–1994 22 44.0
1992–1993 34 38.0
1991–1992 100 15.5
1990–1991 64 27.0
1989–1990 111 6.3
1988–1989 49 31.8
1987–1988 15 46.6
1986–1987 104 13.0
1985–1986 38 35.6
1984–1985 50 31.2
1983–1984 16 46.5
1982–1983 68 26.2
1981–1982 30 40.6
1980–1981 110 7.7
1979–1980 107 9.8
1978–1979 27 42.0
1977–1978 87 21.2
1976–1977 108 8.9
1975–1976 112 6.1
1974–1975 28 41.6
1973–1974 101 15.0
1972–1973 120 0.0
1971–1972 39 35.0
1970–1971 57 29.5
1969–1970 53 30.0
1968–1969 6 58.5
1967–1968 102 14.5
1966–1967 70 25.0
1965–1966 75 24.6
1964–1965 61 28.6
1963–1964 58 29.4
1962–1963 69 25.2
1961–1962 8 55.0
1960–1961 93 20.4
1959–1960 53 30.0
1958–1959 71 25.0
1957–1958 118 1.7
1956–1957 23 44.0
1955–1956 1 69.6
1954–1955 46 33.1
1953–1954 37 36.9
1952–1953 92 20.5
1951–1952 29 40.7
1950–1951 36 37.1
1949–1950 32 39.9
1948–1949 35 37.2
1947–1948 60 29.0
1946–1947 94 20.0
1945–1946 42 34.0
1944–1945 80 23.0
1943–1944 63 27.5
1942–1943 86 21.5
1941–1942 41 34.0
1940–1941 71 25.0
1939–1940 62 27.6
1938–1939 105 12.7
1937–1938 19 46.0
1936–1937 12 51.4
1935–1936 11 52.8
1934–1935 97 18.1
1933–1934 82 22.6
1932–1933 65 26.5
1931–1932 13 48.3
1930–1931 114 5.9
1929–1930 78 23.6
1928–1929 21 45.4
1927–1928 44 33.5
1926–1927 81 22.9
1925–1926 90 20.7
1924–1925 78 23.6
1923–1924 45 33.1
1922–1923 48 32.4
1921–1922 43 33.8
1920–1921 67 26.3
1919–1920 59 29.0
1918–1919 71 25.0
1917–1918 25 43.5
1916–1917 10 53.5
1915–1916 33 38.2
1914–1915 56 29.8
1913–1914 66 26.5
1912–1913 24 43.5
1911–1912 91 20.5
1910–1911 89 21.0
1909–1910 4 63.3
1908–1909 26 43.2
1907–1908 20 45.5
1906–1907 3 64.0
1905–1906 99 17.0
1904–1905 85 22.5
1903–1904 14 48.0
1902–1903 47 33.0
1901–1902 113 6.0
1900–1901 115 5.6
1899–1900 106 12.4
1898–1899 74 24.9
1897–1898 97 18.1
1896–1897 84 22.5
1895–1896 109 8.4
1894–1895 119 0.2
1893–1894 120 0.0
1892–1893 103 14.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
2000–2024 Mitchell Municipal Airport location
1893–1999 Mitchell 2 N location